MGF wrote:The IAM or RoSPA may have a legitimate interest in points but they can probably access this information, with the consent of the driver, from DVLA.
trashbat wrote:They used to care but don't any more.
The reason seems to have been that people would join the IAM etc as an attempt at creating evidence to get them out of a ban.
chriskay wrote:TripleS wrote:
I obtained a plastic card driving licence a few years ago on reaching the age of 70 (mind you, the photograph shows a most unsavoury looking character!), and it lives in the filing cabinet, together with the paper bit, so they remain clean and tidy, and I know where to find them if necessary.
Best wishes all,
Dave.
The trouble with that, Dave, is that when the rozzers stop you for driving at 1000 m.p.h. on the A171, You have to make a special trip to Whitby nick to produce it, with the concomitant difficulty/cost of parking.
Zebedee wrote:MGF wrote:The IAM or RoSPA may have a legitimate interest in points but they can probably access this information, with the consent of the driver, from DVLA.
I genuinely don't understand why the IAM or RoSPA need to know this info. They're charities, not the police. It isn't their responsibility to monitor points on people's licenses; that's the Government's job via the DVSA.
Zebedee wrote: I genuinely don't understand why the IAM or RoSPA need to know this info. They're charities, not the police. It isn't their responsibility to monitor points on people's licenses; that's the Government's job via the DVSA.
As long as someone has a valid license, I'd argue that the IAM and RoADAR should enable him or her to learn advanced driving. Leave monitoring points on driving licenses to the police and DVSA.
superplum wrote:My group recently had an elderly advanced driver apply for membership and refresher training; he already had 3 points and also had 3 outstanding NIPs for speeding in a 30mph (home village). We declined tp provide training until the NIP's actions had been completed. The comment was "OK, I understand, I thought I would try anyway"!
martine wrote:superplum wrote:My group recently had an elderly advanced driver apply for membership and refresher training; he already had 3 points and also had 3 outstanding NIPs for speeding in a 30mph (home village). We declined tp provide training until the NIP's actions had been completed. The comment was "OK, I understand, I thought I would try anyway"!
That seems a little harsh - isn't it just as likely the driver genuinely wants to improve their observation and control - isn't this just the sort of driver we should be encouraging?
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